When God gave men tongues, he never dreamed that they would want to talk about the Himalayas; there are consequently no words in the world to do it with.

Englishmen have a genius for looking uncomfortable. Their feelings are terribly mixed up with their personal appearance.

When God gave men tongues, he never dreamed that they would want to talk about the Himalayas; there are consequently no words in the world to do it with.

Why is it that when people have no capacity for private usefulness they should be so anxious to serve the public?

I know Americans talk a great deal about the price of things - more, I consider, than is entertaining, sometimes!

It is also possible, I believe, if one lives in India long enough, to come across a globe-trotter who is modest and teachable, but we have been out here only twenty-two years, and I am going home without having seen one.

Human beings aren't orchids; we must draw something from the soil we grow in.